Tax revenues vs income inequality in Gabon
Gabon: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 20.49 in 1996. ▼ Falling
Latest (1996)
20.49
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
88th
of 186 countries
All-time high
28.33
in 1985
All-time low
12.46
in 1990
Years of data
17
1980–1996
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Gabon, 1980–1996
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 20.49 for tax revenues vs income inequality in 1996.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Gabon peaked at 28.33 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 12.46, in 1990.
That places Gabon 88th out of 186 countries with data for 1996, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.82 | 12.98 | 28.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.47 | 12.46 | 20.61 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 85 Mozambique 20.92 compare
- 86 Fiji 20.67 compare
- 87 El Salvador 20.61 compare
- 89 Kazakhstan 20.46
- 90 Nauru 20.25
- 91 Venezuela 20.19 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Gabon
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.65 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,587 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.0126 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.49 (1996)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (1996)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -0.5532 % change on previous year (1996)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.505 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 19.38 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Gabon?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Gabon was 20.49 in 1996, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 28.33 in 1985.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.46 in 1990.
- How does Gabon rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Gabon ranks 88th out of 186 countries with data for 1996.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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